Marissa thanked him. She felt smug as she had shrewdly pulled the transaction off without a hitch. She would not clean out the account, though. She was too smart for that. If she took all the money, that might raise suspicion. And she definitely did not want to alert anyone. She felt such pride in her sinister deed. She squeezed the money and held it up to her cheek. Marissa delightfully skipped toward the elevator.
Lance had managed to stall long enough so that Mrs. Duffy had time to prepare a late dinner. Mr. Duffy was insistent on taking Lance out and showing him around the small farm. Lance rebuked the offer. Mrs. Duffy outdid herself again in preparing a wonderful meal. She enjoyed cooking. She never had much company to cook for. When she did have guests for dinner, she put out quite
